Malaysian ethnic Chinese walk barefoot over burning coals on the final day of the Nine Emperor Gods festival at a temple in Kuala Lumpur. The men have abstained from meat for the last nine days to purify their bodies in preparation for this ritual.

Residents whose homes have been severely damaged or destroyed by typhoons Nesat and Nalgae play at a beach near an abandoned ship at a fishing village. Scores of people living in flood-hit towns north of Manila continue to struggle, having not seen dry land for nearly a week.

The damage brought by Typhoon’s Nesat and Nalgae in the Philippines continues to take its toll as areas remain underwater. Some residents, whose homes have been severely damaged or destroyed, play at a beach in Navotas where a ship has also been stranded due to the typhoons and two female residents cross chest-high flood waters in Calumpit.